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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Walkers Stadium
  • Attendance: 31892
  • Referee: Foy, C

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90mins

Leon Clarke is booked for timewasting.

90mins

Goal!! Leon Clarke scores for Sheff Wed.

88mins

Tommy Spurr is booked for unsporting behaviour.

87mins

Lee Grant goes into the referees book for timewasting.

84mins

Ben Sahar is replaced by Leon Clarke.

78mins

Leicester are replacing Iain Hume with Dudley Campbell.

78mins

Barry Hayles is being taken off, Matt Fryatt has come on in his place.

73mins

Franck Songo'o is replaced by Ronnie Wallwork.

66mins

Jermaine Johnson is booked for unsporting behaviour.

53mins

Goal!! Steve Watson scores for Sheff Wed.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

46mins

Lee Bullen is replaced by Jermaine Johnson.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by C Foy

45mins

Goal!! Sheff Wed have scored with Bartosz Slusarski putting it in the back of the net.

33mins

Richard Wood is booked for unsporting behaviour.

28mins

The referee has booked Barry Hayles.

21mins

Leicester are replacing Patrick Kisnorbo with Bruno N'Gotty.

9mins

Goal!! Leicester have scored with Iain Hume putting it in the back of the net.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, April 26th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Leicester City's Championship survival hopes hang by a thread after they crashed at home to fellow relegation battlers Sheffield Wednesday.

They failed to build on an early goal from Iain Hume and then allowed Wednesday to regroup and register their first win in nine attempts in front of the Championship's highest attendance of the season.

City threatened after two minutes when a Jamie Clapham free-kick triggered an almighty scramble inside the Wednesday penalty area with Steve Howard's goalbound shot blocked, followed by a Gareth McAuley effort, which was turned away for a corner, which the visitors were grateful to clear.

Any nerves Leicester might have had were soothed on nine minutes with a goal from top-scorer Hume.

A long clearance by Paul Henderson appeared to carry no threat, but when Lee Bullen's weak back-header failed to reach his keeper, Hume took full advantage to control the loose ball and guide it calmly into an unguarded net.

The Foxes suffered a blow on 20 minutes when defensive lynchpin Patrick Kisnorbo was stretchered off after landing awkwardly while repelling an aerial raid from Wednesday.

Leicester retorted with a breakaway and a James Wesolowski shot, which had Lee Grant at full stretch.

The Owls were thrown a lifeline after 28 minutes when they were awarded a penalty after Barry Hayles handled a Franck Songo'o corner at the back post.

Deon Burton struck the spot-kick well enough but Henderson guessed correctly, diving to his left to make the save.

Howard then shot wide for relieved City before Hume's penalty claims after a clumsy challenge by Mark Beevers were waved aside.

City were made to rue their missed chances when Wednesday equalised moments before the break when, with McAuley out of position, Bartosz Slusarski held the ball up before turning David Bell and shooting home from 14 yards.

Leicester appeared drained of confidence by Wednesday's leveller and it was no surprise when they fell behind on 53 minutes when the home rearguard failed to cut out a low cross from Songo'o, with unchallenged Steve Watson having the time and space to steer the ball home from ten yards.

Shaken City struggled to regroup but went close on the hour mark when McAuley's downward header drew a reflex save from Grant.

Then it was Leicester's turn to be thrown a penalty lifeline on 66 minutes when Wednesday substitute Jermaine Johnson handled inside the box.

The odds were on City's most prolific scorer finding the net again, but instead Hume blasted the spot-kick wide of the goal.

Grant then exhibited fine reactions to keep out Bruno N'Gotty's downward header as City fought hard for an equaliser.

Their final chance came when Howard shot wide after he was put through by Bell.

It was all over for Leicester on 90 minutes when a long clearance found substitute Leon Clarke unmarked and, with Henderson charging off his line, Clarke kept a clear head to lob the ball into the net from 25 yards.

Leicester City Team

Sheffield Wednesday Team

Leicester City

Sheffield Wednesday

Corners

76

Fouls

1113

Goal attempts

128

Shots off target

63

Offsides

68

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